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Name Team Age
Pop Grimsley Retired (1971, Age 37) Died (2025, Age 91)
Drafted Position Bats/Throws
Round 1, Pick 10
(1956)		 CF R/R
League Option Years   Majors Service Time
Earl Averill League 0 14 years (60 games)
Total Rating   Arm Range
B  B+ B+
Contact vs R Contact vs L Speed
B  B+ B-
Power vs R Power vs L Bunting
B- B+ C 
Endurance Velocity Control
B- F  D 
Leadership   Mentor vs RHP   Mentor vs LHP  
D+ B  B 
Health   Injured Days   Birthday
A- 0 9/17/1934
WS Rings WS Appearances LCS Appearances
0 0 0
Alt Pos (CF) Alt Pos (RF) Alt Pos (1B)
A+ (99.0 %) A+ (98.5 %) F  (1.6 %)

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Year Vs G AB H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO OPS OBP SLG AVG
1966 LHP 97 228 75 12 1 8 39 24 27 .893 .398 .496 .329
1966 RHP 128 412 108 17 6 14 40 20 64 .736 .301 .434 .262
1967 LHP 76 176 42 5 2 9 23 23 30 .768 .325 .443 .239
1967 RHP 131 402 124 25 5 8 50 38 62 .827 .372 .455 .308
1968 LHP 79 187 49 14 2 4 30 15 42 .736 .314 .422 .262
1968 RHP 139 432 118 17 4 14 65 33 59 .752 .324 .428 .273
1969 LHP 79 162 39 6 3 5 25 24 18 .744 .337 .407 .241
1969 RHP 102 199 51 6 1 4 21 18 40 .673 .317 .357 .256
1970 LHP 61 166 52 14 2 6 27 16 18 .908 .378 .530 .313
1970 RHP 85 145 30 7 0 2 14 11 30 .556 .259 .297 .207
1971 LHP 14 22 5 0 1 1 5 3 6 .775 .320 .455 .227
1971 RHP 32 58 15 5 0 0 2 8 10 .693 .348 .345 .259
Total LHP 406 941 262 51 11 33 149 105 141 .813 .352 .461 .278
Total RHP 617 1648 446 77 16 42 192 128 265 .738 .325 .413 .271
Total 2184 7453 1954 331 61 202 902 748 1205 .734 .330 .404 .262
Career Transactions
DateTransaction
1971-11-01Pop Grimsley has retired from the Kansas City Athletics
1971-06-18The Kansas City Athletics have acquired Pop Grimsley from the waiver wire.
1971-06-14The St. Louis Rough Riders have waived Pop Grimsley.
1971-06-10The St. Louis Rough Riders have promoted Bill Johnson to the major league team. The St. Louis Rough Riders have designated Pop Grimsley for assignment.
1970-10-23The St. Louis Rough Riders have acquired Pop Grimsley from the waiver wire.
1970-10-04The Pittsburgh Paladins have promoted Moises Jones to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Paladins have promoted Luis Ozuna to the major league team. The Pittsburgh Paladins have designated Pop Grimsley for assignment. The Pittsburgh Paladins have designated Earl Hodges for assignment.
1970-09-06A trade has been completed between the Baltimore Legends and the Pittsburgh Paladins. The Pittsburgh Paladins receive Pop Grimsley, Draft Pick - 1971 Round 1 (BAL) from the Baltimore Legends in exchange for Aki Davis, Draft Pick - 1971 Round 4 (PIT).
1963-03-05The Baltimore Avengers have renamed Mark Schulte to Pop Grimsley.